Are you really a ‘hardgainer’? Or just using the wrong strategies? Here at Optimised Personal Training we regularly hear from many frustrated trainees who have identified themselves as a ‘hardgainer’. They believe that they have tried everything they possibly can, but they simply do not see any muscle gain progress. I was once there myself. Putting …
Building a Bulletproof Foundation for Sustainable Success… Let’s take that a step further. If your lifestyle habits suck – that is: what, when, how much, and how you eat and drink when and how long you sleep how and how much you move your body how you look after your stress levels what you do …
Escape This Trap and Change Your Life Now! As Manchester personal trainers, we know the life has never been more hectic, and finding time to look, feel, and perform better has never been harder. Even worse, many lifestyle habits creep in over time that, while seeming relaxing at the time, only serve to take you …
Avoid Those New Year’s Pitfalls and Supercharge Your 2022 Progress Most people will have heard or even used the phrase ‘I’ll start in the New Year’, and when it comes to fitness this is so common. However, so often is the case whereby people will begin their fitness journey in January full of motivation and …
The 5 Biggest Mistakes I’ve Seen In Commercial Gyms Commercial gyms (ones that have an open membership) are full of the good, the bad, and the downright ugly when it comes to what you’ll see on a day to day basis. As a personal trainer in Manchester, I’ve personally worked in commercial gyms before joining …
There’s never been more useless information in the world than there is right now… And none more so than when it comes to weight loss. Unfortunately, it’s also never been more confusing, contradictory, and full of pitfalls. As personal trainers in Manchester, we’ve seen the end result – people paralysed not by too little information, but …
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Many people are deficient in zinc, here’s why it’s crucial to have optimal levels… Zinc is an essential mineral for many processes in the body, including prostate gland function, fertility, pregnancy, skin health, protein synthesis, immune system health, insulin control, and taste and smell senses. Over 300 enzymes require zinc for their activation and nearly …
Feeling sluggish? Lethargic? Irritable? Finding it hard to get out of bed in the morning? When we ask our Manchester personal training clients to tell us what their main goals are, getting lean is usually number 1, and increasing their energy is pretty much always a close second. Their story is pretty is a common …
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It’s a horrible time of year. Special K adverts are back on the screen, which means summer must be around the corner, or if you’re in Manchester, UK, it means slightly less rain is around the corner. This is the specific time of year where you realise that; your belly flab has not receded much …
Get a better body the smart way You’ve probably either heard a similar story from friends or experienced it for yourself. You go to the gym, or start running, but after a while the same exercise routine becomes a little repetitive, your enthusiasm dries up and so do your results. You might even decide that …
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